# A Pair of Candlebearing Angels

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BUGLIONI, Benedetto](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buglioni-benedetto-r442c0b3a7db24a>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Glazed terracotta, height 60 cm

## Commentary

A Pair of Candlebearing Angels c. 1510 Glazed terracotta, height 60 cm Private collection This pair of angels was probably made to stand on an altar or on either side of a tabernacle. As an assistant to Andrea della Robbia, he learned the secrets to making glazed terracotta sculpture, developed by Andrea&#39;s uncle Luca in the early 1440s. In the 1480s, Buglioni became the della Robbia family&#39;s direct competitor in Tuscany.

## Related artworks

- [Baptism of Christ \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buglioni-benedetto-r442c0b3a7db24a/baptism-of-christ-detail-r8d15d87513ffee>)
- [Baptism of Christ](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buglioni-benedetto-r442c0b3a7db24a/baptism-of-christ-r42b16d8f0f7225>)
- [Baptismal font](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buglioni-benedetto-r442c0b3a7db24a/baptismal-font-r425f4c28d2a62d>)
- [Coat-of Arms Supported by Two Angels](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buglioni-benedetto-r442c0b3a7db24a/coat-of-arms-supported-by-two-angels-rf318dd927fdb76>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)